Appendix C Refraction Index Chart

Substance

Index of Refraction

Acetone

1.36

Agate

1.544

Air

1.0002926

Alcohol

1.329

Aluminum

1.44

Amber

1.546

Amethyst

1.544

Aquamarine

1.577

Asphalt

1.635

Benzene

1.501

Bromine (liquid)

1.661

Bronze

1.18

Calcite

1.486

Carbon dioxide (gas)

1.000449

Chalk

1.510

Chlorine (gas)

1.000768

Chlorine (liquid)

1.385

Cobalt blue

1.74

Cobalt green

1.97

Cobalt violet

1.71

Copper

1.10

Copper oxide

2.705

Coral

1.486

Crystal

2.00

Diamond

2.417

Dolomite

1.503

Emerald

1.576

Ethanol

1.36

Ethyl alcohol

1.36

Fluoride

1.56

Formica

1.47

Glass

1.51714

Glycerine

1.473

Gold

0.47

Helium

1.000036

Hydrogen (gas)

1.000140

Hydrogen (liquid)

1.0974

Hypersthene

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